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Capitol flash bang photo during Jan. 6 riot

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Pardoned Jan. 6 Capitol rioter arrested for threatening to kill Brooklyn rep and House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries

NYC Mayor's Race headshots Cuomo Mamdani Sliwa

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Meet the next NYC mayor: amNY talks with Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa ahead of the 2025 election

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Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with State Senator Roxanne Persaud

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New York state retires ‘EDP’ term, adopts compassionate language for people experiencing a mental health crisis

By Gabriele Holtermann

court attendee in front of masked ICE agents at Federal Plaza

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ICE in courts: Congress Member Goldman, other NYC pols press NYPD to patrol feds, arrest agents who break the law

Election day man at polls

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2025 Elections: What you need to know before voting

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PHOTOS: ‘No Kings’ march against Trump draws thousands to Park Slope

By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell

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Mayor Adams presses feds to fast-track BQE overhaul, catching community groups off guard

By Adam Daly

Zohran Mamdani smiling with hands folded in front of him

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani says he’s preparing to lead, but isn’t taking anything for granted

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani believes debate ‘went well’ for him, and that Cuomo has ‘narrow path’ to victory

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NYC MAYOR’S DEBATE: Mamdani and Cuomo get personal, Sliwa hits them both in fierce showdown

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Oct. 8. The Governor has slammed President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans after news broke that SNAP benefits may not be fully covered this November amid an ongoing Government shutdown. Photo: Susan Watts/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul

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Hochul slams Trump and Congressional Republicans over threat to end SNAP benefits due to ‘insufficient funds’ for food program

Mayor Adams and NYPD brass speak about formation of new domestic violence unit

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NYPD makes major investment in battling domestic violence, assigning 450 cops to specialized unit

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Your Vote 2025: District 47: Contenders talk community programs

By Jada Camille

Thousands of people march at No Kings Day march in NYC

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Anti-Trump ‘No Kings Day’ protests return to NYC on Saturday: Here’s where you can find them

Gov. Kathy Hochul speaking in Queens at podium with Mamdani

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Hochul says she’ll ‘fight like hell’ against Trump’s threats to freeze federal funding if Mamdani wins

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani rallies his supporters in Washington Heights with impassioned message to reject the status quo

Curtis Sliwa, Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani

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NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani offers delayed statement on Israeli hostages’ return while Cuomo, Sliwa applaud their release

Stephen T. Chan

PoliticsNY

Inside Government with PoliticsNY: A Q&A with State Senator Stephen T. Chan

AMNY

AG James indictment: Mamdani rallies with female elected officials against ‘baseless’ Trump DOJ criminal case

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